Blog and updates
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3 May 2020
Covid-19 crisis opens doors to a leaner British Airways
This article looks at the impact of the pandemic on aviation, noting the recent announcement of job losses at British Airways.
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1 May 2020
How to stop plastic getting into the ocean
This is a really powerful Economist film about one group's work in tackling the issue of marine pollution and plastic waste.
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30 Apr 2020
Ten reasons why a 'Greater Depression' for the 2020s is inevitable
Optimism isn't Nouriel Roubini's stock-in trade judging by this piece in the Guardian.
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29 Apr 2020
Is there a 'right' price for oil? [Year 13 Enrichment Task}
Both of this week's enrichment tasks for economics students are based on the extraordinary events in oil markets in the last few days. For year 13 students (and year 12's who would like to have a...
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29 Apr 2020
What is the cause of the oil price crash? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
Both of this week's enrichment tasks for economics students are based on the extraordinary events in oil markets in the last few days. For year 12 students the question posed asks them to consider...
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28 Apr 2020
Should profitable P&O get a bail-out?
The owners of P&O, DP World (Dubai Ports World) have asked the government for a bailout worth £150m to keep the ferry operator in business, and see it through the coronavirus lockdown., having...
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26 Apr 2020
Risks that the global flower trade is evaporating
Andrew Verity reports on the challenges facing tulip producers in the Netherlands. A good example of the micro impact of lockdown.
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25 Apr 2020
Are corona bonds a moment of truth for the EU?
This article is a reflection on the future of the EU which wonders whether coronavirus is its ultimate test of unity.
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23 Apr 2020
Should petrol prices now be less than £1 a litre?
This story offers another interesting dimension to the economics of the coronavirus, with motoring organisations arguing that petrol retailers are ripping off consumers, in not passing on the...
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23 Apr 2020
NHS and PHE bureaucracy holds back effective health care
The bureaucracies of both the NHS and PHE are not fit for purpose argues Paul Ormerod in his latest article.
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22 Apr 2020
Oil's amazing moment as crude prices fall below zero
This has been an amazing few days and weeks for the crude oil market with prices for West Texas Intermediate falling below zero.
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22 Apr 2020
To what extent does the coronavirus pandemic give economies the opportunity to change direction? [Year 12 Enrichment Task]
In the third of a series of weekly Enrichment tasks for economics students, here is a task which considers whether the extensive government measures being taken to keep economies going and to allow...
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22 Apr 2020
Nationalisation and Commercial Banks [Year 13 Enrichment Task]
Here is a task which considers the difficulty of implementing the financial support and rescue programmes which the government has put in place since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.
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20 Apr 2020
7 million jobs at risk if lockdown persists
This piece looks at the long term costs of lockdown for the UK economy
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18 Apr 2020
Supporting businesses during the crisis - an update
The government's loan scheme has come in for criticism, with many arguing that it has failed to dispense funds quick enough, or to enough companies, in comparison with other schemes in Germany or...
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16 Apr 2020
Tim Harford on why we fail to prepare for disasters
This article by Tim Harford provides quite brilliant analysis and reflection and I urge everyone to take ten minutes to read it.
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16 Apr 2020
Economists have a key role to play in any exit strategy
Economists have a key role to play in any exit strategy from the coronavirus pandemic.
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